Brahms unpacked by Hugo Ticciati and O/Modernt

By Charlotte Gardner, 27 January 2026

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“surely, somewhere in the firmament, Brahms smiled”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 26 January 2026

Ligeti, Ballad and Dance for two violins

Kodály, Hungarian Folk Music: Hey, the wine of Mohi vintage

Kodály, Esti dal

Kodály, Hungarian Folk Music: Gypsy song

Bartók, Duos for 2 Violins, Sz 98 (selection)

Dvořák, Gypsy Songs: My song of love rings through the dusk, Op.55 no.1 (arr. David Lundblad)

Dvořák, Gypsy Songs: Wide sleeves, Op.55 no.6 (arr. David Lundblad)

Dvořák, Gypsy Songs: Songs My Mother Taught Me (Když mne stará matka zpívat), Op.55 no.4 (arr. David Lundblad)

Dvořák, Gypsy Songs: The string is tuned, Op.55 no.5 (arr. David Lundblad)

Maistorovici, Carols without Words (selection)

Strauss II, Schatz Waltz (Treasure waltz), Op.418 (arr. Anton Webern)

Dvořák, My heart often broods in pain, Op.2 no.3 (arr. David Lundblad)

Brahms, String Quintet no. 2 in G major, Op.111

Kálmán, Czardasfüsrstin: Heia, in den Bergen

Hugo Ticciati, Violin, Director

Cornelia Beskow, Soprano

Leo Florin, Accordion

O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra

Hugo Ticciati and O/Modernt completely infectious at Kings Place

Chris Garlick, 21st September

Freshness, enthusiasm and excellent curation made for an entertaining evening courtesy of Hugo Ticciati and O/Modernt.

*****

O/MODƏRNT at Wigmore Hall: A descent into melodrama

Olivia Bell, 7th April

Conceptually, the programme of descending and rising fourths offered a real treat: in practice, the musicians' skill was in danger of being lost as they attempted to recover from their opening gimmickry.

***11

From the darkness, Karine Polwart and the SCO seek the light

David Smythe, 10th March

The Scottish Chamber Orchestra directed by Hugo Ticciati premiere Karine Polwart and Pippa Murphy’s Seek the Light, performed as a thread with contemporary string works.

****1

Hugo Ticciati and O/Modernt completely infectious at Kings Place

Chris Garlick, 21st September

Freshness, enthusiasm and excellent curation made for an entertaining evening courtesy of Hugo Ticciati and O/Modernt.

*****

Three concerts and the magic mountain’s Sunday rest in Davos

Sarah Batschelet, 5th August

The “Festival Tour” and its three-venue concerts of the Davos Festival programme included almost as many visual and outdoor delights as it did musical treats.

****1

Fine talents at the Davos Festival – Young Artists in Concert

Sarah Batschelet, 4th August

Since its inception in 1986, the Davos Festival has given a platform to more than 2,080 young artists of promise. This 33rd festival year is no exception.

***11

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Charlotte Gardner

Charlotte Gardner is a music critic and journalist regularly to be found in specialist music publications including Gramophone (where she specialises in strings and Baroque), The Strad and Classical Music magazine, and writing concert programme notes for organisations including the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Before turning to writing she spent eight years at the BBC, the final years of which were in News, on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. She holds a Music MA from the University of Cambridge.

Brahms unpacked at Wigmore Hall by Hugo Ticciati and O/Modernt